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Non-Invasive Approach for Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension Using Extracellular Vesicle-Associated Small Non-Coding RNA.
Lipps, Christoph Northe, Philipp Figueiredo, Ricardo Rohde, Manfred Brahmer, Alexandra Krämer-Albers, Eva-Maria Liebetrau, Christoph Wiedenroth, Christoph B Mayer, Eckhard Kriechbaum, Steffen D
Lipps, Christoph
Northe, Philipp
Figueiredo, Ricardo
Rohde, Manfred
Brahmer, Alexandra
Krämer-Albers, Eva-Maria
Liebetrau, Christoph
Wiedenroth, Christoph B
Mayer, Eckhard
Kriechbaum, Steffen D
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Extracellular vesicles are released by numerous cell types of the human body under physiological but also under pathophysiological conditions. They are important for cell-cell communication and carry specific signatures of peptides and RNAs. In this study, we aimed to determine whether extracellular vesicles isolated from patients with pulmonary hypertension show a disease specific signature of small non-coding RNAs and thus have the potential to serve as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers. Extracellular vesicles were isolated from the serum of 23 patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) and 23 controls using two individual methods: a column-based method or by precipitation. Extracellular vesicle- associated RNAs were analyzed by next-generation sequencing applying molecular barcoding, and differentially expressed small non-coding RNAs were validated by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). We identified 18 microRNAs and 21 P-element induced wimpy testis (PIWI)-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) or piRNA clusters that were differentially expressed in CTEPH patients compared with controls. Bioinformatic analysis predicted a contribution of these piRNAs to the progression of cardiac and vascular remodeling. Expression levels of DQ593039 correlated with clinically meaningful parameters such as mean pulmonary arterial pressure, pulmonary vascular resistance, right ventricular systolic pressure, and levels of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide. Thus, we identified the extracellular vesicle- derived piRNA, DQ593039, as a potential biomarker for pulmonary hypertension and right heart disease.
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Biomolecules. 2019 Oct 29;9(11). pii: biom9110666. doi: 10.3390/biom9110666.
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